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When readers comprehend prose they identify and utilize schemas that correspond to various levels of structure and domains of knowledge. These processes take time to accomplish. Time is required for readers to process letters, syllables, words, propositions, syntax, and new concepts in sentences. Time is required to integrate the content of different sentences. Some components of reading are interpreted very quickly without difficulty, whereas others are time consuming and demand effort. How do readers distribute resources to different components of reading? This question and some related issues will be explored in this chapter. The focus here is on reading printed material rather than listening to prose.
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Graesser, A.C. (1981). Allocation of Cognitive Resources During Prose Comprehension. In: Prose Comprehension Beyond the Word. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5880-3_2
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